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NOTES OF THE TURF. The leading New Zealand jockey, S. Reed, has gone to Buenos Ay res with a big retainer to ride for three stables. P. Ambrose Clarkes jumper, Hylda, is wintering at her owners country place on Long Island and when the time comes to take her up she will again be turned over to Silas Veitcli to train. J. R. Wainwrights stable, including Trance, Al Muller, Intrinsic ami Royal Captive, is due at Churchill Downs from Juarez. Jockeys X. Kennedy and II. Jones are with the shipment. Kennedy will go to West Baden Springs with Mr. Wainwright to rest mill the spring meeting opens at Lexington. John Schlosscr, a youug horseman from Washington who has been with A. .7. Joyner as foreman for tnniir rears, will not go back to England this season. Schlosser was with the North Carolina horseman who is handling the Whitney horses at Newmarket in 1909 and 1910. He will likely train in this country, having under consideration at present a proposition to enter the employ of Frederick Johnson. It is probable that Peter Fleming will succeed to Schlos-sers job as foreman of the Whitney stable in England. He was the late John W. Rogers right-hand man. The horses of August Belmont that have been in charge of John Whalen at Garnctt. S. C will be shipped to Norfolk next week. The weather lias been ideal for training in South Carolina and the members of the string to be pointed for racing at the meeting of the Jamestown Jockey Club are quite forward. Fifteen are in the lot, including four threo-vear-olds and eleven two-year-olds. The three-S-ear-oUls include Trap Rock. Watervalo, Flint Rock and Pvramid. Jockeys Eddie Dugan and Paul Ma-deria "are galloping the horses at Mr. Belmonts southern quarters. They wiU ride first and second respectively in the maroon, scarlet and black silks this season. The Hamilton Spectator uses the wrong expression when it savs Toronto will experiment with the pari-liiutuejs this spring. The experimental stage was Jong ago passed with the mutuels. No place that over had lht in ever went back to the old method, and no bookmaking will ever bo seen again at Woodbine. This is the settled policy or the Ontario Jockey Club, and the others will follow in a short time. The Ontario Jockey Club holds steadily by Sir Wilfred Landers policy for Canada: "We eau-not stand still: we must go ahead." Whatever measure of success has been achieved under old conditions will be increased under the new system. Toronto Globe.
